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فأتمنى محدش يمل من الكتابة الكتير
There was once a time when I had no fear. I was 11 years old and I
entered a story telling competition. I was confidently telling the
story and captured everyone’s attention until suddenly I heard a voice
from just in front of the stage commenting about my nose. It’s totally
disastrous from that moment on. I lost focus and forgot the script
altogether. That’s the exact time that I began to have a certain fear
of public speaking.
Over the years, I finally overcome my fear of public speaking. I can
now speak at any function unprepared and even though the nervousness is
still there, I am able to control it. It was not easy but I made it
with some help from books and a few techniques I develop myself.
Hopefully these tricks will be able to help you as they had helped me in overcoming fear of public speaking.
1) Admit nervousness
All you have to do is admit that you are a bit nervous speaking to
your audience. When you do this, the audience will be more forgiving if
your nervousness shows up later on. More importantly you will feel more
relaxed now that they are not expecting a world-class presentation.
Imagine their surprise when you gave them the best presentation ever
despite your nervousness.
The best way to do this is by joking about it. Here’s an example of
a good one. “On the way here, only God and I knew what I will be
presenting. (looking a bit nervous) Now, only God knows.”
2) Redefine your audience
Redefine your audience generally means changing how you see your
audience. Instead of seeing them as lecturers who are evaluating you,
maybe you can convince yourself that they are all fellow students who
are in queue to present after you. They are all equally nervous so
there is no reason why you should be too.
Or perceive them as long lost friends that you haven’t seen for 10
years. This way you can maintain eye contact trying to figure out where
you have seen him before. To the audiences, they will see a very
friendly and personal presentation.
Do not try to convince yourself that they are babies in diapers or
that nobody is around as suggested by some books. It is very hard to
convince yourself that no one is around when you are actually speaking
to them.
3) Invest in visual aids
Imagine a presentation with beautiful PowerPoint slides and even
more impressive notes given to each of your audience members. Half of
the time, their eyes will not be on you. They will read through the
notes and your fancy slides. This will help a lot as you can then speak
to the people who are not looking at you. When they look at you, you
just change your focus to other people who are not looking. Giving a
speech to people who are not looking at you is always easier.
4) Make mistakes intentionally
This is another trick I encourage you to try. Once I “accidentally”
dropped my notes on the floor, and while picking them up, I warned the
audiences that the presentation will be more confusing after this. I
heard some laughter from the floor.
The idea is to gain control of your audience. If you can make them
laugh and be more interactive with you, your presentation will have
that casual feel to it which will make it more memorable than others.
Ultimately you will find it easier to do.
5) Speak to one person at a time
One of the most terrifying things about public speaking is the
crowd. Just by looking at the crowd, all in silence just to hear you
speak, will send shivers down your spine. To overcome this, you just
need to speak to one person at a time.
Choose one member of your audience and dedicate your whole
presentation to him or her. Just assume that everyone else is not
paying attention. When someone asks you a question, change your focus
to that person and answer the question as if the two of you are in a
coffee shop chatting away. Isn’t that the most relaxing way to handle a
crowd?
6) Be impressive with personal opinion
Just like blogging, everyone can copy an article and paste it onto
their blog. However, people read blogs not only to know about things
happening but to know what that particular blogger’s opinion is on the
matter.
When you speak or give a presentation, try to squeeze in a few of
your personal thoughts on the matter. Of course these should be
prepared early on. However, you should make it as if the ideas are
“just in” while you are presenting. That will differentiate your
presentation from the rest, and when you see the interested look on the
faces of your audience, it will elevate your presentation to another
new level, a level where you start having fun.
7) Have fun experimenting
This is the most important tips of all. Have fun with the crowd. Try
new ways to give the best presentation to your audience. Maybe
experiment with a new funny approach, or walk around the hall instead
of being static on the stage. Have fun with experimenting on human
behavior and you will see that public speaking is not that bad after
all.
Remember that there are no failures, only different results.
Have fun!
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أنا قرأت الموضوع ده في بلوج وحبيت أعرضه عليكوا ... عشان بجد بجد الموضوع شيق جدا و انا ارتحت لما قريته
فأتمنى محدش يمل من الكتابة الكتير
There was once a time when I had no fear. I was 11 years old and I
entered a story telling competition. I was confidently telling the
story and captured everyone’s attention until suddenly I heard a voice
from just in front of the stage commenting about my nose. It’s totally
disastrous from that moment on. I lost focus and forgot the script
altogether. That’s the exact time that I began to have a certain fear
of public speaking.
Over the years, I finally overcome my fear of public speaking. I can
now speak at any function unprepared and even though the nervousness is
still there, I am able to control it. It was not easy but I made it
with some help from books and a few techniques I develop myself.
Hopefully these tricks will be able to help you as they had helped me in overcoming fear of public speaking.
1) Admit nervousness
All you have to do is admit that you are a bit nervous speaking to
your audience. When you do this, the audience will be more forgiving if
your nervousness shows up later on. More importantly you will feel more
relaxed now that they are not expecting a world-class presentation.
Imagine their surprise when you gave them the best presentation ever
despite your nervousness.
The best way to do this is by joking about it. Here’s an example of
a good one. “On the way here, only God and I knew what I will be
presenting. (looking a bit nervous) Now, only God knows.”
2) Redefine your audience
Redefine your audience generally means changing how you see your
audience. Instead of seeing them as lecturers who are evaluating you,
maybe you can convince yourself that they are all fellow students who
are in queue to present after you. They are all equally nervous so
there is no reason why you should be too.
Or perceive them as long lost friends that you haven’t seen for 10
years. This way you can maintain eye contact trying to figure out where
you have seen him before. To the audiences, they will see a very
friendly and personal presentation.
Do not try to convince yourself that they are babies in diapers or
that nobody is around as suggested by some books. It is very hard to
convince yourself that no one is around when you are actually speaking
to them.
3) Invest in visual aids
Imagine a presentation with beautiful PowerPoint slides and even
more impressive notes given to each of your audience members. Half of
the time, their eyes will not be on you. They will read through the
notes and your fancy slides. This will help a lot as you can then speak
to the people who are not looking at you. When they look at you, you
just change your focus to other people who are not looking. Giving a
speech to people who are not looking at you is always easier.
4) Make mistakes intentionally
This is another trick I encourage you to try. Once I “accidentally”
dropped my notes on the floor, and while picking them up, I warned the
audiences that the presentation will be more confusing after this. I
heard some laughter from the floor.
The idea is to gain control of your audience. If you can make them
laugh and be more interactive with you, your presentation will have
that casual feel to it which will make it more memorable than others.
Ultimately you will find it easier to do.
5) Speak to one person at a time
One of the most terrifying things about public speaking is the
crowd. Just by looking at the crowd, all in silence just to hear you
speak, will send shivers down your spine. To overcome this, you just
need to speak to one person at a time.
Choose one member of your audience and dedicate your whole
presentation to him or her. Just assume that everyone else is not
paying attention. When someone asks you a question, change your focus
to that person and answer the question as if the two of you are in a
coffee shop chatting away. Isn’t that the most relaxing way to handle a
crowd?
6) Be impressive with personal opinion
Just like blogging, everyone can copy an article and paste it onto
their blog. However, people read blogs not only to know about things
happening but to know what that particular blogger’s opinion is on the
matter.
When you speak or give a presentation, try to squeeze in a few of
your personal thoughts on the matter. Of course these should be
prepared early on. However, you should make it as if the ideas are
“just in” while you are presenting. That will differentiate your
presentation from the rest, and when you see the interested look on the
faces of your audience, it will elevate your presentation to another
new level, a level where you start having fun.
7) Have fun experimenting
This is the most important tips of all. Have fun with the crowd. Try
new ways to give the best presentation to your audience. Maybe
experiment with a new funny approach, or walk around the hall instead
of being static on the stage. Have fun with experimenting on human
behavior and you will see that public speaking is not that bad after
all.
Remember that there are no failures, only different results.
Have fun!
Copied From : http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/7-little-tricks-to-speak-in-public-with-no-fear.html
